Awesome numbers for a 4-way Socket-F Opteron (can't quote it):
http://www.spec.org/osg/cpu2000/results/res2006q3/cpu2000-20060721-06586.html
http://www.spec.org/osg/cpu2000/results/res2006q3/cpu2000-20060721-06586.html
You know, I've been waiting for you to post this.
According to your post, the top of the line 4S/8P 2.8GHz 8220SE gets 146 on SPECint_rate_base2000. Fine.
However, a comparable top of the line 4S/8P Tulsa setup gets as follows:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2000/results/res2006q3/cpu2000-20060807-06940.html
162 in SPECint_rate_base2000.
Imagine that, your Opteron system is beaten by a Netburst processor. What's more, the Tulsa system was running a 32-bit OS while your Opteron was running a 64-bit OS. So the Opteron also had it's much publicized 64-bit advantage.
Nice try, but you didn't impress me.
16MB of shared L3 cache may be a ungraceful instrument, but since Intel has the extra die space of their 65nm process why not use it? Especially for a high end product where the costs are justified. In any case I would want to see some power numbers. You know, at 120W a pop, the those 2.8GHZ 8220SEs aren't power efficient either.It's really lame that intel had to use a 16MB L3 cache to help out that darn hot Tulsa chip.
I haven't seem Tulsa SPECfp_rate_base2000 results yet, but I'll concede the point that K8 is stronger than Netburst at FP calculations. At least, Tulsa proves itself in Int calculations which means that customers can choose between the processors based on their needs.Socket-F will rape that processor at FP performance.
And another one locked.... http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/quot-AMD-Aims-30-Global-Market-Share-quot-ftopict197341.html
Are you going for a record? This is now 36 total.
Jack, by golly....you've answered on of THGF's great mysteries. What does 9-Inch refer to? It's the length of his nose. KEWL.
You know, I've been waiting for you to post this.
According to your post, the top of the line 4S/8P 2.8GHz 8220SE gets 146 on SPECint_rate_base2000. Fine.
However, a comparable top of the line 4S/8P Tulsa setup gets as follows:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2000/results/res2006q3/cpu2000-20060807-06940.html
162 in SPECint_rate_base2000.
Imagine that, your Opteron system is beaten by a Netburst processor. What's more, the Tulsa system was running a 32-bit OS while your Opteron was running a 64-bit OS. So the Opteron also had it's much publicized 64-bit advantage.